Tumor growth is associated with profound metabolic and neurochemical alterations, which can lead to the onset of anorexia−cachexia syndrome. Anorexia is defined as the loss of the desire to eat, while ...
Atrophy of skeletal muscle in cancer cachexia results in weakness (asthenia) and death. Muscle mass is controlled by the rate of protein synthesis and the rate of protein degradation, which in the ...
Supplemental oxygen for relief of dyspnea in hospice patients. Background: Physical activity is an important component of the physical and social domains of quality of life (QL); therefore any ...
"Cancer-related cachexia and sarcopenia occur in hematologic malignancies, not just gastrointestinal carcinomas and head and neck cancers. Their presence affects all aspects of diagnosis and treatment ...
A recent Nature Metabolism study reports that circulating lactate levels are positively associated with weight loss in cancer cachexia patients. Mouse model experiments also revealed that ...
Cancer cachexia, or the wasting syndrome, is a catastrophic condition that causes dramatic and involuntary loss of muscle mass, fat and weight, alongside extreme fatigue, anorexia and anemia in ...
An index developed to predict survival in incurable cachectic cancer patients could be useful for clinicians deciding on the appropriateness of home parenteral nutrition (HPN) in such patients, ...
Gene expression profile (GEP) for the prediction of pathologic complete response (pCR): Preliminary data from a neoadjuvant study of capecitabine (C), oxaliplatin (OXP), and radiation (RT) for ...
Researchers from East China Normal University and Fudan University presented the discovery of a new oral compound, Z-526, being developed as a treatment to alleviate chemotherapy-induced cachectic ...
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